Neurophysiology Lab

Exploring music, movement, and the brain.

In the neurophysiology lab, we focus on understanding how the brain controls movement by using electroencephalography (EEG) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to collect and measure brain activity, electromyography (EMG) to measure muscle activity, and other devices to measure movement during the performance of repetitive finger movements and how music facilitates movements in healthy young adults, healthy older adults, and persons with Parkinson's disease.

Stegemöller EL, Schmidt P, Nutt JG, Hass CJ, Malaty I, Okun MS. (2015) How should pushing off or the use of assistive devices be incorporated in the timed up and go? Arch Phys Med Rehabil, doi: 10.1016/j.ampr.2015.03.021.

CURRENT FUNDING

Research Enhancement GrantPrinciple Investigator, College of Human Sciences, Iowa State University

Engaged Scholarship Funding ProgramPrinciple Investigator, College of Human Sciences, Iowa State University

Effects of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation in Persons with Parkinson's Disease.College of Human Sciences, Iowa State University, Research Enhancement Grant, Stegemöller, Jiles, Smiley-Oyen, Hadimani, and West